All Articles Tagged Harman

Jason Knott | 10/17 01:28 PM, 0 Comments

Can someone please explain the stock market to me? Harman International Industries' (NYSE: HAR) stock is skyrocketing. The stock is up 43 percent in the past two weeks, rising from $26.20 on October 3 to $37.47 on October 14, as of press time. The rise comes despite the fact that Harman announced in mid-August that its profits slumped 86 percent vs. the prior year; but Harman did report better-than-expected fourth quarter revenues due to international sales. As a result of that news, Relational Investors LLC increased its stake in the… View this story

Robert Archer | 08/09 01:32 PM,

There are a lot of reasons for the optimism Jim Garrett, market manager for Harman’s high-performance audio/video division (HPAV), is expressing as the company prepares for CEDIA Expo 2011 Garrett concedes that Lexicon, a Harman brand, has had a rough time the past couple of years due to the complacency of its line and a damaging review of a Lexicon Blu-ray player. He says Lexicon is moving ahead and is developing a new home theater processor. “We are going to publicly announce we’re working on a Lexicon processor, the MP20… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/16 03:30 AM,

Harman's Lexicon brand is well known in the pro audio and enthusiast consumer markets, and with the release of its new DD-8 Multi-Room Amplifier the company is looking to make the same type of impression with custom installers. Using its proprietary DriveCore technology that was co-developed with Texas Instruments, the amplifier is rated to deliver 125-watts to each of its eight channels. The compact, rack-friendly amplifier's dimensions are 1.7-inches high by 17.3-inches wide and 14.9-inches deep, and it weighs under 10 pounds. Engineered to run coolly, Lexicon says the amp… View this story

Robert Archer | 02/15 04:10 AM,

For decades the audio manufacturer JBL has been involved in just about every facet of the audio production chain. A quick look at the company's vast line of products and users will find the company's products employed in everything from PA systems and recording studios, to car audio systems and of course home audio. JBL's latest home audio offering is its new Studio 1 Series of products, which provides installers and consumers a choice of products to fit their budget, interior space and performance needs. The line consists of five… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 12/28 09:18 AM, 0 Comments

Moving strategically to strengthen the long-term R&D and product development programs for its Elan, Niles, Xantech, Sunfire, and Aton brands, The AVC Group announced the appointment of Jim Hardiman to the position of vice president of engineering, effective January 3, 2011. Hardiman will report directly to Mark Terry, president of The AVC Group, and will be based at the company’s Carlsbad, California corporate headquarters. “Jim Hardiman brings more than 35 years of proven innovation and standards-setting thinking to his new position at The AVC Group,” Terry says. “A world-renowned technologist,… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 10/13 08:05 AM, 0 Comments

CE Pro's Jessica Camerato speaks with Jim Garrett, Harman's market manager for high-performance A/V brands, at CEDIA Expo 2010 in Atlanta. View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 09/30 11:19 AM, 0 Comments

Blake Augsburger has a lot on his plate. The CEO of Harman Professional and performance A/V group (HPAV) and head of Harman International in North America is dealing with what the company views as a paradigm shift in the way home and commercial systems will be networked. Harman is a member of AVnu Alliance, an organization that promotes IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) for the interoperability of networked audio/video in homes, commercial environments and automobiles - three areas for which the company makes a lot of products. Ultimately, Augsburger… View this story

Robert Archer | 09/15 08:39 AM, 0 Comments

Some of the best consumer electronics research data comes from the respected manufacturer Harman International. Recently, the company undertook a study in which it examined the possibility of any correlation between the age of a listener and the level of audio resolution that is preferred. Following the conclusion of its research, Sean Olive, director of acoustic research for Harman International, discussed the company’s findings, which to some may be surprising. Don’t blame the young Over the past several years the crusty folks in the audiophile community may have been unjustly… View this story

Jason Knott | 07/06 05:28 AM, 0 Comments

Sidney Harman, Harman International chairman emeritus There are several media reports out saying that 91-year-old Sidney Harman, founder and current chairman emeritus of Harman International, is one of the final bidders for Newsweek magazine. According to an article in the Washington Post, which also owns Newsweek, Harman says the magazine has some "very, very appealing assets." He is quoted also as saying that Newsweek is "part of national culture" and says that he would love to revive it. The publication was put up for sale about a month ago. Harman… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 05/17 07:44 AM, 0 Comments

Harman recently announced the appointment of audio industry veteran Jim Garrett to the position of market manager for the Harman High Performance A/V brands — Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Revel and JBL Synthesis. Garrett brings over 18 years of industry experience in both research-and-development for audio-engineering and high-end home audio marketing, and will use this experience to continue the expansion of Harman’s Revel, Mark Levinson, JBL Synthesis and Lexicon brands. Before joining the Harman team, Garrett worked at CEDIA where he was the Director of Technical Training for the Education Department… View this story